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Developing high performance n-type thermoelectric (TE) materials is fundamentally important for developing high efficiency TE devices. AgBiSe2, which reveals superior n-type TE performance in a cubic phase, crystallizes in a hexagonal phase at room temperature, and typically, undergoes phase transitions to a cubic phase at a temperature above 580 K. Here, for the first time, through entropy optimization with lead-selenides (≥9.9 mol%), the high-temperature cubic phase of AgBiSe2 is stabilized from 300 to 800 K. Furthermore, the AgBiSe2-PbSe pseudo-binary diagram is established. The resultant alloys with optimized entropy possess unique local distorted cubic lattices, which contribute low lattice thermal conductivity approaching 0.3 W m−1 K−1 in extended operating temperature range. Consequently, a peak figure of merit zT value of ≈0.8 at 800 K and a record-high average zT value of 0.42 for n-type I-V-VI2 compounds are attained in pure phase cubic n-type (AgBiSe2)1−x(PbSe)x solid solutions. These results pave the way for developing new TE materials via entropy engineering. © 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH
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Advanced Energy Materials
ISSN: 1614-6832
Year: 2021
Issue: 5
Volume: 11
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JCR@2022
ESI HC Threshold:116
JCR Journal Grade:1
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